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Defending Marriage: Proposition 8 in California
October 13, 2008 by Giuseppe Martinengo 1 Comment | Filed in News & Politics, Videos
Until 1977, California did not explicitly define marriage as being between a man and a woman, but court decisions, and some statutes assumed as much. In 1977, the legislature amended Civil Code section 4100 to read that marriage is “a personal relation arising out of a civil contract between a man and a woman”. In 2000, voters passed with 61% of the vote, ballot initiative Proposition 22, which changed the California Family Code to formally define marriage in California between a man and a woman. However, other laws have been passed by the legislature (since 1999) which recognize domestic partnerships and afford them some of the rights of marriage.
However, earlier this year, four activist judges in San Francisco wrongly overturned the people’s vote, legalizing same-sex marriage. On November 4, Californians will vote on an amendment to the state constitution that says “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” These are the same 14 words that were previously approved in 2000.
Because this is a moral issue, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) is encouraging all Californians to vote for Proposition 8.
Members of the many churches and organizations that are participating in the Protect Marriage Coalition, including members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are calling friends, family and fellow citizens in California to urge support of Proposition 8 to defend traditional marriage.
On June 20, 2008, the First Presidency of the Church distributed a letter about “Preserving Traditional Marriage and Strengthening Families,” announcing the Church’s participation with the coalition. The letter, which was read in sacrament meetings in California, asked that Church members “do all [they] can to support the proposed constitutional amendment.”
This video is from Next Gingrich:
There are two great videos and more information at:
In the first video young adults from California discuss their involvement in preserving traditional marriage.
In the second video there are segments from a Church broadcast to Californian Church members addressing the Church’s doctrine of marriage and the Protect Marriage Coalition.
Finally these are two good videos from Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council:
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